I offer two distinct services.
Please read about each to decide which is right for you:
⊳ Parent Coaching: customized tools, strategies and support for parents of 2 to 12-year-olds
⊳ Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: skill‑focused treatment for you and your anxious 6 to 12-year-old
Books
Practical and engaging, these award-winning books guide children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat anxiety, anger, negative thinking and more. Lively, humorous and immediately usable, each book presents new ways of thinking while giving step-by-step instructions that empower children to work towards change.
In the Media
In addition to public speaking for groups of parents, educators and professionals, I am frequently interviewed by journalists, bloggers, radio hosts and others in the media about kids and mental health.
I interviewed Dr. Huebner recently for a news story. What a find! She was incredibly knowledgeable, and her on-camera skills were the best I've seen. In 15 minutes I had more sound bites than I could use.
Parent Coaching
might be for you if...
✶ You are concerned about your 2 - 12 year old, and want help understanding how to turn things around
✶ You want information and support to better manage a specific problem, or set of problems
✶ You would like to help your child learn to manage feelings more effectively and behave more appropriately
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
might be for you if...
✶ Your 6 - 12 year old has significant difficulty with anxiety
✶ You are looking for a skill-focused approach
✶ You are ready to guide your child through practice activities that will be time-consuming and emotionally challenging (I will teach you how)
Tips for Parents
Parenting can be wonderful. It can also be exhausting, exhilarating, maddening, baffling, and surprising.
This section has a collection of tips and tricks to help you handle the toughest, and most common, parenting challenges. Dip into these short pieces for advice on everything from sensory challenges to effective reward systems.
Outsmarting Worry: An Older Kid’s Guide to Managing Anxiety
Worry has a way of growing, shifting from not-a-big-deal to a VERY BIG DEAL in the blink of an eye. This big-deal Worry is tricky, luring children into behaviors that keep the anxiety cycle going. Children often find it hard to fight back against Worry, but not anymore.
Outsmarting Worry teaches 9-13 year olds and the adults who care about them a specific set of skills that makes it easier to face - and overcome - worries and fears. Smart, practical, proven techniques are presented in language immediately accessible to children with an emphasis on shifting from knowing to doing, from worried to happy and free.
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
Did you know that worries are like tomatoes? No, you can't eat them, but you can make them grow, simply by paying attention to them. If your worries have grown so big that they bother you almost every day, this book is for you.
What to Do When You Worry Too Much is an interactive self-help book designed to guide 6 - 12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of generalized anxiety. Metaphors and humorous illustrations make difficult concepts easy to understand, while prompts to draw and write help children to master new skills related to reducing anxiety.
Media Appearances
I am happy to talk with journalists, bloggers, radio hosts and others about kids and mental health. Please contact me.
Re-thinking Anxiety (TEDx 2015)
We are hard-wired to shrink away from things that might hurt us. That’s a good thing, fighting, fleeing or freezing in the face of danger. But anxiety is about perceived danger, very different from actual danger, and over-responding leads to problems of its own.
Re-thinking Anxiety (TEDx 2015) describes my path into this work, and gives tips on how to face fear instead of running away. Watch Re-thinking Anxiety (TEDx 2015) now.
